Category Archives: Art Nouveau/Belle Époque Posters&Graphics

OBSCURE BUT NOT IRRELEVANT OFFERINGS BY BIG NAMES IN VINTAGE GRAPHIC ART

Posted on February 19, 2016 by Jim Clark

  http://www.idesirevintageposters.com/graphic-design-dole-pineapple-1938.html Sometimes a graphic artist has a creative reason (perhaps more than one) to stay small. There may be a clutch of motives for putting tableau-scale poster work aside; and in this report I’d like to put them in … Continue reading →

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 CROWD SCENES IN LITHOGRAPHIC DESIGNS—HOW DO THEY MANAGE?

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Jim Clark

A number of human figures in a design can accomplish wonders of dynamic intensity and incremental nuance. Whereas most vintage posters and illustrations depend heavily upon an arresting central feature (more often than not an attractive woman), the arrangements we … Continue reading →

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JOYS OF DINING AS SEEN BY VINTAGE GRAPHIC ART

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Jim Clark

A priority that rocks across the board is the enjoyment of food and drinks. A variation on that theme is being transported by a sterling restaurant. So much more than satisfying fare is entailed in a successful commercial dining experience. … Continue reading →

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THE TEENS (1910-1920), CAPTURED IN GRAPHIC ART

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Jim Clark

The period of time stretching from 1910 to 1920 is remarkable for its enduring a devastation, or at least a huge arrest, of the excitements of omnipresent change. Most of the major departures from conventional rational life–in scientific and philosophical … Continue reading →

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VINTAGE GRAPHICS ALERT TO MUSIC: First Cut

Posted on August 18, 2015 by Jim Clark

La Chanson au Volant 1934;Charles Roussel;14″ x 10 5/8″;A,P, Song Sheet Those of you who do dance clubs or otherwise access DJ incitements might have noticed how the aural powers lead the way to tempering tactile and optical presence. Bad … Continue reading →

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PIERRE BONNARD’S GUIDE TO THE BELLE EPOQUE STREETS OF PARIS

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Jim Clark

La Petite Blanchiseusse       Plate 42 Paris, an amazing repository of the height of sensuous excellence, tends thereby to send us to the firmament. But artist/graphic designer, Pierre Bonnard, in the portfolio titled, Bonnard Lithographe, prefers the streets … Continue reading →

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THE ABSORBING CITY LIFE OF PIERRE BONNARD

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Jim Clark

plate #3 The subtitle, shown on this book cover (by Pierre Bonnard [1867-1947]) which graduated to fine-art lithograph, in 1892, runs “Ways of Decadence” [the Demi-Monde]. Though the smashing portfolio of Bonnard’s studies of Paris life covers much more than … Continue reading →

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FABULOUS LADIES’ PARTY WEAR—LISTENING TO THE BEAT OF NECESSARY LUXURY IN VINTAGE GRAPHIC ART

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Jim Clark

Fourrures Max, Leroy and Schmid 1912;Charles Martin;11″ X 7 5/8″;A, P When frigid New Year’s Eve seems to check mate one’s hopes for fanning the flames, there is always an answer in the form of furs comprising a cozy house … Continue reading →

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PARIS, THAT GOLDMINE OF GRAPHIC ART!

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Jim Clark

Pacha Noir 1890s;Jules-Alexandre Grun; 48″ X 34″; B+, L About 1890, Parisian artist, Jules Cheret, discovered an efficient and low-cost technique for the production of lithographs, leading to a torrent of advertising graphics adding even more brilliance, delight and mystery to the … Continue reading →

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WAY DOWN YONDER: A NEW DAY ON OLD TURF

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Jim Clark

We recently did some work with the R.W. Norton Art Gallery in Shreveport, Louisiana. This, we have found to our delight, is a remarkable collection of American and European painting, sculpture, decorative art, vintage graphic art and vintage books (historical … Continue reading →

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